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Tidbits
gathered from afar aimed
to get you to think ... and maybe laugh
By
Elliott Brack
editor and publisher
GwinnettForum.com
NOV. 27, 2001 - - Now that we have gone through the Thanksgiving
season, let's take a lighter approach today, and catch up on some
tidbits of information.
For instance, since we are now in the beginning of the Christmas
season, do you know what time it is?
You might think, if you looked at any advertisements in the newspaper
and magazines for watches and clocks, that all the world's watches
were at the same time when all the advertisements were put together.
It seems that it is forever 10:10 on watches and clocks in advertisements.
(Jewelry stores make about 50 per cent of their annual sales during
the Christmas season, so you see more watch and clock advertising
these days.)
Wonder what would be the result on sales if just one watch maker
had its marketers changed the time---something to make it stand
out---on its advertisements? Who knows? Would the time 4:40 inspire
better sales?
But no. Like all fast foods joints congregating together, all watchmakers
continue to show us only one time, 10:10. Doesn't even say am or
pm, but just 10:10.
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What is this Internet?
A sweeping profile of the Internet by the Markle Foundation highlights
that most Americans find the medium to be a source of information
most akin to a library. When asked to identify their dominant image
of the Internet, 45 per cent of Americans responded "library"
compared to 14 per cent as a "shopping mall."
Interestingly, only three per cent said it was like a "town
hall" and another three per cent said it was like a banking
or investment office. Some eight per cent said it was like the "Wild
West" and seven per cent said it was similar to a school.
In general, 63 per cent of all Americans had a positive view of
the Net and 83 per cent of Internet users had a similar view. For
a look at the detailed report, go to: Markle at (http://www.markle.org/news/_news_pressreport_index.stm).
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The next Used Book Sale at the Gwinnett County Public Library
will be one day only, Saturday, December 8, from 9 a.m. to Noon.
The Book Store is located at 2180 Fountain Square Shopping Center
near the intersection of U.S. Highway 78 and McGee Road in Snellville.
Bring your own boxes or bags and stock up for winter reading! For
directions or information, check the web site at or call 770-982-8567.
One new development: the Buford Library Branch will be closed beginning
Dec. 6 for reconfiguration. The branch will re-open Jan. 2, 2002.
Holds can be picked up at the Collins Hill Branch. Book drops will
be open while the branch is closed.
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Just in time at the Post Office is a new commemorative sheet
of stamps you may find great for a special purpose. It is a beautiful
sheet of several different pictures of "carnivorous plants."
One lady behind the counter at the Post Office said they were "just
right for mailing in your bills."
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Lloyd Stovall of Atlanta sends this story.
"A tragic loss in the music industry calls for me to pass
this along to you.
"There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world.
Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "Hokey
Pokey", died recently at the age of 83.
"It was especially difficult for the family. They had trouble
keeping him in the casket. They'd put his left leg in and.... well,
you know the rest."
BREAKING NEWS
Dedication today for Gwinnett's first re-use water customer
A dedication ceremony at Bear's Best Golf Course, Gwinnett County's
first re-use water customer, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Nov. 27, 2001. The dedication will celebrate both the water conservation
and the economic benefits that result from using reclaimed water
for irrigation.
Gwinnett County entered into a contract with the golf course, located
in the Edinburgh Subdivision off Settles Bridge Road in Suwanee,
to provide highly-treated, non-potable reclaimed water for the course's
irrigation needs.
Bear's Best Golf Course began using the reclaimed water in Aug.
2001 following approval of a water reuse permit by the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division.
In order to help facilitate a Non-Potable Reuse Program by making
its use attractive to prospective customers, Gwinnett established
an initial cost for re-use water at 75 cents per 1,000 gallons.
This price compares to the current $3.63 per 1,000 gallons for potable
water, including a seasonal surcharge.
Use of reclaimed water replaces potable (drinking water) and other
waters in the irrigation of landscaped areas, thereby reducing demand
on those water resources.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
No filters in real world
"Children have this nasty habit of growing up and going out
on their own in the world, and there are no (Internet) filters out
there for them---except the ones parents instill in them at home."
- - Myron Kukla, columnist, 2000.
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